The municipality has a land area of 42.17 square kilometers or 16.28 square miles which constitutes 0.67% of Leyte's total area. Its population as determined by the 2015 Census was 17,161. This represented 1.00% of the total population of Leyte province, or 0.39% of the overall population of the Eastern Visayas region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 407 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,054 inhabitants per square mile.

Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Mayorga is 5 to 9, with 2,203 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 115 individuals.

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Age group

Population (2015)

Under 1

412

1 to 4

1,747

5 to 9

2,203

10 to 14

2,070

15 to 19

1,797

20 to 24

1,467

25 to 29

1,248

30 to 34

1,056

35 to 39

1,000

40 to 44

833

45 to 49

785

50 to 54

693

55 to 59

540

60 to 64

415

65 to 69

378

70 to 74

245

75 to 79

157

80 and over

115

Total

17,161

Historical population

The population of Mayorga grew from 8,386 in 1960 to 17,161 in 2015, an increase of 8,775 people. The latest census figures in 2015 denote a positive growth rate of 3.00%, or an increase of 2,467 people, from the previous population of 14,694 in 2010.

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Census date

Population

Growth rate

1960 Feb 15

8,386

–

1970 May 6

8,729

0.39%

1975 May 1

8,378

-0.82%

1980 May 1

9,750

3.08%

1990 May 1

10,530

0.77%

1995 Sep 1

11,073

0.95%

2000 May 1

12,650

2.90%

2007 Aug 1

13,807

1.21%

2010 May 1

14,694

2.29%

2015 Aug 1

17,161

3.00%

Location

The municipal center of Mayorga is situated at approximately 10° 54' North, 125° 0' East, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.3 meters or 20.7 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Mayorga are Baybay, Tacloban, Ormoc, Maasin, Borongan, and Catbalogan. The nearest municipalities are La Paz, Dulag, MacArthur, Julita, Javier, and Burauen. Its distance from the national capital is 597.92 kilometers (371.53 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.